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{{Element | name=Cadmium | symbol=Cd | anumber=48 | amass=112.4 amu | noe=48 | class=Transistion metal | cstructure=Hexagonal | color=Silver | date=1817 | discname=[[Fredrich Stromeyer ]] | origname=From the Latin ''cadmia''. | uses=Cadmium is a poison. Cadmium is also used in Nickle-Cadmium batteries. | obtained=Cadmium is a product of Zinc refinment. }}
{{Element | name=Cadmium | symbol=Cd | anumber=48 | amass=112.4 amu | noe=48 | class=Transition metal | cstructure=Hexagonal | color=Silver | date=1817 | discname=[[Fredrich Stromeyer ]] | origname=From the Latin ''cadmia''. | uses=Cadmium is a poison. Cadmium is also used in Nickle-Cadmium batteries. | obtained=Cadmium is a product of Zinc refinement. }}
'''Cadmium''' is a chemical element which occurs naturally on Earth. The scientific symbol for cadmium is '''Cd''' and it's element number is 48. It occurs as a metallic element in the earth's crust and oceans. It was first discovered in Germany in 1817 as a by-product of the zinc refining process. Its name is derived from the Latin cadmia and the Greek kadmeia.<ref>http://www.cadmium.org/ at Cadmium.org</ref>
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